Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Unemployment with intermediate education, female was 15.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2011–2021
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with intermediate education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with intermediate education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 15.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with intermediate education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 17.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2020.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 20 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16.6% | — |
| 2012 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 15.2% | 17.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 15.2% | 15.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 63.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 64.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 44.0% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with intermediate education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Unemployment with intermediate education, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 15.4% in 2021, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest unemployment with intermediate education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for unemployment with intermediate education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 20 groups with data for 2021.
- Is unemployment with intermediate education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).